Table 7.
Model C tested for genetic variation in mortality tolerance
| |
Days 1-3 |
Days 4-5 |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factor | Deviance residuals | Pr(>Chi) | Deviance residuals | Pr(>Chi) |
| Day |
25.24 |
<0.001 |
4.58 |
0.032 |
| Genotype |
408.61 |
<0.001 |
17.22 |
0.045 |
| Diet |
11.25 |
<0.001 |
1.75 |
0.185 |
| Load |
12.49 |
<0.001 |
0.67 |
0.413 |
| Genotype*Load |
28.65 |
<0.001 |
4.04 |
0.909 |
| Genotype*Diet |
28.72 |
<0.001 |
18.37 |
0.019 |
| Diet*Load |
0.63 |
0.427 |
2.31 |
0.129 |
| Genotype*Diet*Load | 38.64 | <0.001 | 5.05 | 0.752 |
The proportion of flies alive each day post-infection is the response variable. The significant Genotype*Load interaction represents genetic variation for mortality tolerance. The significant Genotype*Diet*Load interaction represents a genotype-by-environment effect for mortality tolerance.